Piracy (1954 E.C. Comics) comic books

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Cover by Wally Wood. Art by Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Angelo Torres, Marie Severin, Jack Davis, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' early New Direction titles, featuring pre-Code tales of piracy on the high seas. A privateer working for the British government wants to become a "true" pirate, and gets his wish in the worst way, with art by Reed Crandall. A pirate captain remembers his early days as a shanghaied sailor, in a tale with a trademark EC twist ending. Wally Wood's art highlights a chronicle of life aboard a ship with a cruel master. The Privateer; The Mutineers; Harpooned; The Challenge; Shanghaied. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Carl Wessler and others. Art by Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Angelo Torres, Jack Davis, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' early New Direction titles, featuring pre-Code tales of piracy on the high seas. Wally Wood's art highlights a Cain and Abel story played out on the pirate decks. A pre-Code tale of murder and mutiny with art by Jack Davis. A pirate ship on its way home encounters a Dutch merchant vessel. The cover is inspired by the 1911 Howard Pyle painting "Who Shall Be Captain?" Sea Food; Kismet; Loblolly Boy; The Shell Game; The Dive; A Fitting End. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Carl Wessler and others. Art by Bernie Krigstein, George Evans, Graham Ingels, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, featuring pre-Code tales of piracy on the high seas. Sailor Tod Ellis awakens to find himself aboard a slave ship - as cargo, not crew. A tale of treachery, murder and mutiny with art by George Evans. Gorgeously detailed cover by Reed Crandall. Blackbeard; U-Boat; The Beast; Mouse Trap; Slave Ship. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Carl Wessler and others. Art by Bernie Krigstein, George Evans, Graham Ingels, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, featuring pre-Code tales of piracy on the high seas. Pirate commander Captain Satan fears no man - but then he captures a ship that contains his mother-in-law. Midshipman Price tries to convince sailor Harper to go by the book - but Harper has his own book. Emile Divigny incites the crew to mutiny in an effort to win his brother's title and lands. Dynamic swordfight cover by Reed Crandall. Pirate Master; The Kings Buccaneer; By the Book; The Sheba; Inheritance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernie Krigstein. Stories by Carl Wessler and Jack Oleck. Art by Graham Ingels, Bernie Krigstein, George Evans, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring piracy on the high seas. The life of pirate and war hero Jean LaFitte, who fought alongside Americans in the War of 1812 and the crucial Battle of New Orleans, with art by Reed Crandall. An evil captain withholds a keg of water from his crew, in a survivor story with a twist ending and art by George Evans. Graham Ingels illustrates the tale of a man who finds courage in a most unusual place. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Jean Lafitte; Rag Doll; Salvage; Breakers on the Shore; The Keg. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernie Krigstein. Stories by Carl Wessler and others. Art by George Evans, Graham Ingels, Jack Davis, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring piracy on the high seas. Greedy men encounter a "williwaw" - a fierce Arctic tornado, with art by Graham Ingels. First Mate Richard Carson arranges an "accident" to replace his superior officer, but every murder has an equal and opposite comeuppance in an EC comic. A stranded sailor driven to madness manages to alienate his one remaining human contact. Stark, minimalist cover by the legendary Bernie Krigstein. Fit for a King; The Skipper; Fur Crazy; Sailor for Queen Bess; Solitary. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Evans. Stories by Carl Wessler and others. Art by Bernie Krigstein, Graham Ingels, George Evans, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring piracy on the high seas. Reed Crandall illustrates the saga of two competing pirate captains, each trying to steal the other's treasure. A kindly fisherman's heroic deed impresses everyone but his shrewish wife, with art by Graham Ingels. A ship is lost with a fortune in gold and jewels, but a captain suspects foul play, in a modern-day sunken-treasure story (and cover) by George Evans. Partners; Prologue; Up the River; Johns Reward; Temptation. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.